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Sunday, 30 September 2012

Happy, Happy First Anniversary Musa Publishing!

It’s been one wild ride this past year! It started
with signing my book contract for my MG/YA book, The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis last September. High
fives! Then moved to many revisions and rewrites. Ugh. Then switched to edits. Groan.
And then more edits. Flinch. Moving along to line edits. Sigh. Hitting the mark
with book cover approval. Thumbs up. Getting my website launched. Cheers! Activating
a Twitter account. Grumble. Then finally my long-awaited book release. Yay! Followed
by my book release party. Double yay! Then onto book blog tours, blog hops, and
contests. Followed closely by receiving my promotional paperback books. Doing library
readings. And continually promoting and marketing on the social media and my
blog. Boom, boom, boom! The life of a newly published author never stops, and
certainly never surrenders! Whew!

And now my publisher, Musa
Publishing celebrates their first year as a full fledged epublisher. The
fact that this new publisher gave me a chance to spread my wings and fly into
the publishing world is awesome. They took a gamble on me. They rolled the dice
on this new author. And I’m so grateful for the opportunity they’ve given me. If
you haven’t had time to check out, The
Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis, here’s the blurb:

When 13-year-old Amanda Sault and
her annoying classmates are caught in a food fight at school, they're given a
choice: suspension or yard duty. The decision is a no-brainer. Their two-week
crash course in landscaping leads to the discovery of a weathered stone arch in
the overgrown back yard. The arch isn't a forgotten lawn ornament but an
ancient time portal from the lost continent of Atlantis.

Chosen by an Atlantean Magus to
be Timekeepers--legendary time travelers sworn to keep history safe from the
evil Belial--Amanda and her classmates are sent on an adventure of a lifetime. Can
they find the young Robin Hood and his merry band of teens? If they don't, then
history itself may be turned upside down.

Contest
time!
All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog, and a way I can contact you.
That’s it. And if you feel inclined to follow my blog, then that’s a double
entry! At the end of this week-long blog hop, you’ll be entered in a draw to
win an ebook of The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis. Oh yeah, did I
mention the Kindle Fire you could
also win?

Double
bonus!
Every time you comment on any blog
in the Musa Blog Hop, you’ll be entered to win a Kindle Fire (US and Canada
only), compliments of Musa Publishing. International winners will receive a $50
Musa Publishing gift card. That’s a win-win as far as I’m concerned!

Here are the Musa Blog Hop Rules:

1) HAVE
FUN!!!

2) INVITE
ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

3) THIS
TOUR STARTS: October 1, at Midnight (PST)

THIS TOUR
ENDS: Monday, October 7, at Midnight (PST)

Winners will
be drawn and posted October 9th! ***

4)
PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE
BLOGS YOU HOP and COMMENT ON, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY
AUTHOR & BOOK PAGE IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE
SURE TO SHOW THEM SOME LOVE!

5) Grand Prize
of a Kindle Fire is for US and Canada mailing addresses only. International
winners will receive a $50.00 Musa Gift Card. Winner will be announced on
October 7th 2012 at 11 EST at The romance review forum.

6) DID I
MENTION TO HAVE FUN? ***Authors & Book Pages have full discretion to choose
an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s)
within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win,
whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this blog hop tour is subject
to these rules***

When you write down everything you've achieved in a year, Sharon, it does seem quite a journey. Congratulations to you and Musa!Don't enter me into the draw, I already own my copy of your wonderful book!

SharonThe novel sounds brilliant. I always wanted to have a food fight. I had loads of rewrites to do during editing which came as a big shock to me at the time and I was muttering and moaning at my keyboard quite a lot. But looking back it was a great learning experience.Susan

Sloane, it was like taking apart a car, then reassembling it without a manuel! It's my humor that got me through all that! The prequel is written and needing more editing. The sequel is written, but again, must take it apart, bit by bit and reassemble. Grrrr. Salute for stopping by!

I'm so glad I decided to follow this blog hop because I've discovered SO many books to add to my TBR list, The Last Timekeeper included!! Thanks so much for participating so I could find out about it:)

You seem to have energy to spare, Sharon! When I opened my first round of edits I felt like giving up. Thank goodness I didn't! Thanks for rallying round at the crucial moment, and good luck with your Timekeepers.Jane

Looks like I have some catching up to do in the 'REPLY' department! Thanks to Jane, Jean, Suzanne, Hannah, Annie, Paul, and Catherine for all your kind and supportive comments! I don't think I've ever had this many comments before on my blog! Cheers and whistles to the lot of you!

You know, as much as I read I have never read anything based on Atlantis. It would be interesting to see how you combined Atlantis with Robin Hood and time travel. It sounds like a great read! Thanks for participating in this awesome blog hop

Hello, Sharon. I thought I had joined to follow your blog a while back. Lo and behold, I hadn't. I have now rectified the situation. You say the sequel to your book is written; I hope all goes well for you with it from here on out. dhvs01 at gmail.com

Hope your years with Musa continue to be as productive and exciting as this first one. I wish you the best of everything, Sharon. Your enthusiasm, hard work, and generosity are an example to all of us.

Thanks for sharing about how you got published with Musa. It's always interesting to learn about new authors and their books.May you have many years ahead. Happy Birthday Musa.following your blog by gfc: Julianneluvfuzzzeeefaces at yahoo dot com

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About Me

Sharon
Ledwith
is the author of the middle-grade/young adult time travel adventure series, THE
LAST TIMEKEEPERS, and the teen psychic mystery series, MYSTERIOUS TALES FROM
FAIRY FALLS. When not writing, researching, or revising, she enjoys reading,
exercising, anything arcane, and an occasional dram of scotch. Sharon lives a
serene, yet busy life in a southern tourist region of Ontario, Canada, with her
hubby, one spoiled yellow Labrador and a moody calico cat.